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BRISBANE THIS WEEK War Possible, Four Kinds 10,000 Million Questions Our Large Gold Pile Knows Too Much at Four Russian newspapers, speaking officially, accuse Japan of stirring up trouble along the

Russian border, to “bring on grave complications.” A protest carries Stalin’s warning to Japan that a continuation of these Incidents “may have serious consequences in the relations of Russia and Japan, and peace In the Far East." , If Russia and Japan should have a serious dlsagree-

Arthar BrlalMa*

inent, Russia’s equipment In the way of submarines and airplanes, all within 400 miles of Tokyo, would probably enable other countries to stop worrying about Japan’s military plans. England does not approve of Mussolini’s plans in Abyssinia, and the question arises, Would England close the Sues canal, the short cut for Italian troops and supplies to Abyssinia? Will Italian airplanes be forbidden to fly over the Suez canal area? . The answer as to closing the Suez canal by Britain would probably be do. England would not voluntarily provoke hostilities with Italy. She really wants peace. But, how easily war could come—French against German or'English against Italian or Japanese against Russian! Germany undertakes to establish a "family tree” for each of its 66,000,000 Inhabitants, which means asking, answering, writing down ten thousand million questions. The sensible answer would be. “I descend from Adam, with heaven knows how many mixtures in my blood on the way up.” but Hitler would not accept that. Young couples getting marriage license* are questioned: “What were your eight great grandparents like? Did they have any Negroid or Jewish blood? "Were they fond of telling the truth? Did they have Imagination, driving power?” Ten thousand million foolish questions would seem to set a new record. The “greatest” country In the world, •opposed to be the most intelligent, owns some ton* of gold, called . "worth" nine thousand million dollars. We do not use the gold, or even Invest part of it in adequate national defense, that would protect it. We are afraid some one may come, with better airplane* and submarines than ours, and steal it; so the government will dig a deep hole, far from the coast, put In it a huge safe, and hide away the gold lump, that Is used only to Impress the financial imagination of the world and keep foreigners from knocking down our currency. Dolores Anne Diamond, only four, surprised teachers tn a Schenectady kindergarten. She said the games for little children bored her. and she could recite the alphabet backward. Dolores was moved to the first grade, and could havq gone higher. She has the Intelligence of a child of fourteen. Usually It la better for a child to develop slowly and normally. The Intent prodigy is usually dull later. Perhaps little Dolores will be an exception, like Mozart, and, at eighteen, as wise as Hypatia, with a happier ending ■ Uoyd George, tn spite of his seven-ty-two years, returns to active politics. He hates the "arid atmosphere of polities! controversy* and return* to active politic* only because ha believes that world conditions are growing worse, and "from the point of view of peace are worse than before 1914.” Miss Kontanova. Russian, twentyone years old. jumped 25.426 feet from an airplane without oxygen apparatus and landed In a cabbage field after turning over four time* before her parachute opened. She claims the female record. Russia la teaching millions of young people to use parachute*, the first step In curing nervousness tn flying. Here we have only a small handful of excellent pilot*, but the masses of our population know as little about aviation as they do about "geometry tn space." Mr. Werner Kahn, district leader of •Hitler Youth.” says Nazi doctrines have become Germany’s real religion, and “the time mint come when entry into the Hitler Tenth organization will take the place now occupied by Catb ollc or Protestant confirmation." Furthermore. the young gentleman says. “1 declare to all enemies of Hitler Youth that the fuehrer la our faith and national socialism Is oar religion.” Millions of us go through life getting little sunshine, rarely If over looking - at the star*, our interests not unlike that of the entomologicnlly Interest tng tumblebng. that spends Its life In the field, rolling little balls of manure Into a borrow. He doesn't even realise that there t* a sun. or stars, and many men are tike him. although they may . "own fine conntry places.• _ G> Oss yyw«*ay»a>€suk tan Return lightning la described as • quite small etectrtcai aucnarge that takes place here ’ and there from ob-. jeets am the earth’s swteee directly with Wghrwing flashes. This discharge l* quite insignificant to the main flash, but is powerful enough to cause exptoaloakte start fire* and even taka Ufa. {■baritone*' Tax' Inheritance tex ts a tax or duty tonpimed on the transfer of property at or fl Qw2(m* Iflsnßvro iw wjn, te an heir, devisee or tagstem

News Review of Current Events the World Over House Democrats Defy President—Lobbying for and Against Utilities Bill to Be Investigated— Senator Glass Bests Eccles. By EDWARD W. PICKARD • W«»t«rn Newspaper Union.

D EVOLT in congress against alleged dictatorial attempts of the administration reached a climax when the bouse, by the decisive vote of 258

. to 148, rejected the “death sentence" in the utility holding companies bill ’ as | passed by the senate and demanded by the I President. The record vote came on a motion to substitute ! the house bill placing I utility bolding companies under regulation of the securities and exchange com-

Rep. Brewster

mission for the senate bill which prescribed the dissolution of the holding companies of more than first degree beginning In 1946. The adv*ption of this motion killed the “death sentence.” After substituting the house bill for the senate bill, the perfected measure was passed by a vote of 322 to 81. Immediately after this action, the house voted unanimously for an Investigation of alleged lobbying by both the supporters and the foes of .the utility measure. During the debate on the hill It was frequently charged that the eapltol was swarming with utility company lobbyists, and then came two serious accusations against the other side. Representative John H. Hoeppel of California, , Democrat, asserted an unnamed adi ministration lobbyist had offered to I get California’s relief allotment ini creased if Hoeppel would vote for the ; . bill te the President wanted it. This I ' didn’t greatly impress the house, but : | later Representative Ralph O. Brewster of Maine. Republican, charged J that Thomas G. Corcoran. a young brain truster who Is co-author of tne administration bill, had threatened cessation of construction of the $37.(«>O,OOO Passantaquoddy dam project in the congressman’s district if Brewster should vote against the “death sentence." Mr. Brewster said he did not believe the President was aware that such, tactics were being used by his aids or would countenance them, and Rankin of Mississippi and Moran of Maine defended Mr. Roosevelt But the President’s contact man, Charles West, and Postmaster General Farley’s lobbyist, Emil Hurja, had been so active among the bouse member* that tbe resentment of the lawmakers was aroused and they gladly directed that the lobbying charges be Investigated. WHAT would be the final fate of the utility measure was doubtful. Senator Wheeler of Montana, after a call at tee White Hou*e, said be was confident a satisfactory bill would come out of the conference, and If one did not, the measure would be allowed to die. In either case the war on the holding companies is likely to be made a major issue of tbe next Presidential campaign, and administration leaders are predicting that the Democratic congressmen who dared to vote against the “death sentence" will be defeated at the poll*. These “doomed" men number 108, as against 131 Democrats who stood by tbe President Republican leaders were jubilant professing to see in tbe episode the beginning of a real uprising against the President and his New Dealers; many neutral observers looked upon it as only a battle between the two lobbies in which the victory went to the utilities lobby. IN THE battle between Senator Car- * ter Gias* and Mairtaer 8. Eccles, governor ot the federal reserve board, the former has. at this writing, scored

the moat points. The astute Virginian extracted from tbe Ee cles-Uurrle banking bill ssost of the radical provision* that would have led to government or public ownership of the federal reserve system, and. Indeed, practically rewrote the measure. Then bls subcommittee handed It on to

Son- Glass

the senate tanking and curreacy commlttee, which promptly gave ths MU its approval, without a record vote, and after making only two minor changes. Governor Eccles and Secretary sf the Treasury Morgewthau expected to Be called before tbe committee and wsre prepared to tell why the bill would not suit the administration, but the committee didn’t give them a chance. Aa passed by the bouse, the banking C would give autocratic powers over banking system to a politically dominated federal reserve b<*ard; aad the party in power would have the authority to force the twelve reserve banks to lend nnlimitrd amounts to the national treasary. Under the bill as rewritten by Glass, reserve board members are to be appointed for 14-year terms and are to he discharged only for cause; chief officers >»f the reserve banks are to be chosen by thrir director*. subject to rve banks need not bay additional govs*at AhteV twh aVh ' sesengwsw sass*row ate committee was certain to be lively. I B, Gibson, was threatened with Jhß I wHML Btr. Wfeo WWB I aaent attorney for the Island* until I lcte» ousted him. had testified rather I

vaguely against the regime of Got, Paul M. Pearson. Gibson testified that Governor Pear* son bad exceeded his authority under the law, was unpopular with a large section of the population of ths islands, and was not frank in his administration. To support his testimony Gibson Introduced several letters which were the documents to which Ickes alluded. HUGH JOHNSON assumed his new office of federal works relief administrator for New York city. “Robbie.” his ever present secretary. fended off tbe reporters for a day. but let them In then, and to them the general wailed: “I hate this thing! It Isn’t helping anybody, anywhere. When the source of money is cut off well be right back where we started. It’s disheartening to sit here, knowing that when the funds are gone, the jobs will be gone.” Attorney general cummings announced that on July 29 a school would be opened by his department in Washington for the purpose of training state, county and city police in law enforcement theory and practice. A twelve weeks’ course will be given to selected officers, the instruction being free. — DEPUBLICAN senators were advised that former President Herbert Hoover will not be a candidate for the Republican nomination in tbe Pres-

Idential race of 1936. They were advised that Mr. Hoover would make the formal announcement some time this summer. He is staying out. It was said, because be Intends to remain in private life and has planned his future career along that line. For his active criticisms of administration policies the rea-

Herbert Hoover

son was given that, although he does not “choose to run," he thought the party needed some sort of direction; now that his candidacy is shelved, it is expected that his political utterances will be clothed In considerably less authority. The informers, however, assured the senators that Mr. Hoover would get behind the party’s candidate and enter the campaign for him, and that ba thinks, with unification growing, the Republican proapaeto are looking brighter day by day. PRESIDENT - ROOSEVELT asked * congress to prevent holders of federal gold bonds from suing the government for damages they may have suffered because the New Deal went back on tbe gold payment pledge. Tbe Chief Executive asked that an appropriation be made for Secretary of tbe Treasury Morgenthau to pay off $8.009.000.600 In cash to bond holder* who demanded immediate cash payment Bond noldera who plan to convert their bonds Into cash and buy foreign gold will be given 100 paper dollars for a 8100 gold bond. They contend that because It takes 81.69 to buy what waa 81 worth of gold before th* New Deal, they should be paid sl® to cash. The President's stand was that too privilege ©f suing was an "act ot grace" bestowed by tbe government He asked that th* privilege b* withdrawn from th* holders of gold bonds to prevent th* nee of the courts “In aid of efforts to sabotage th* operations of the government or tn aid of private speeotatinn " WORLD war veterans from both the Allied and th* Central powers met officially In Paris and debated ways In which future war* may be averted. They denounced as enemies of their own countries those who would seek to foment a new war, and passed a resolution declaring: “Th* restart for treaties being the basis of International relations, this confidence can be durable only when international accords and the resulting obligations are mutually and sincerely respected." Th* meeting was held under the auspice* of Fldac. The American delegates Included S. P. Bailey, Winona. Minn.; Julian W. Thomas. Salt Lako City; Bernhard Ragner. McKeesport. Pa, and Harold L Smith. Coatesville, Pa. BURR T. ANSELL, a young attorney -wboee father, (ten. & T. AnselL to suing Senator Huey Long for libel, was enraged when Long intruded on his party at a Washington hotel and took a awing at tbe Kingfish. Ono of the senator's companions seised Ansell’s arm and the young man says Lnmt ?h«* ran away. DtVID LLOYD GEORGE, whose New Deal profram was not weU received by the British government, has resumed active participation in politics, "reluctantly." but with expressed determination to "go on with IL’ The little Welsh rteeran statesman addressed the national convention of tbe pence and reconstruction movement, and asserted the menace to peace and tbe economic confusion throughout the world are growing worse. -- JAPAN’S beautiful inland Ma was the scene of a terrible disaster that cost 104 liven The steamer Midori Mara, crowded, with holiday passenger*; collided with a freighter in th* foggy night and sank almost immedi•teiy. Bosenn boats picked op 91 of tbe 1® passengers and 86 of the crew. All the victims were Japanese.

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SECRETARY OF AGRICULTURE WALLACE proclaimed the establishment of an AAA adjustment program for the 1935 rye crop which will Include benefit payments of amounts not yet disclosed. Representatives from 16 rye growing states met in Washington to discuss the program and outline plans for its operation. Fanners from the principal wheat producing states met with AAA officials and gave their approval to a tentative flexible plan for the payment of bqggfits to wheat growers. CAPT. ANTHONY EDEN, England’s journeyman trouble shooter, electrified the British Isles by announcing that Great'Britain had offered to give Halle Selassie, emperor of Abyssinia, a generous strip of British Somaliland to replace territory acquired by Italy, if the Italian government would promise not to wage war against the domain of Africa’s "Conquering Lion of Judah." Nothing doing, said Premier Mussolini, who has turned a deaf ear to all Britain’s proposals of an Italo-Ethl-opian compromise. He was reported as Intending to go right ahead with his plan of a fonr-years’ war to effect the complete pacification of the African empire. He Insists that there must be more room In Africa for overpopulated Italy to expand. Mussolini has threatened to "remember" the nations which have offered to furnish Abyssinia with arms, and they have withdrawn or modified their offers. The African emperor pleaded: "If we are In the right and If civilized nations are unable to prevent this war, at least do not deny us the means of defending ourselves." The British parliament was no better pleased with Eden’s “offer” of land than was Italy, and the colonial secretary, son of former Prime Minister MacDonald, had a hard time explaining it Then Italy heard that the British government was considering a proposal to Invite other nations to join In an economic blockade of Italy to check her aggression on Ethopia. Rome was astonished by this report but didn’t seem in the least alarmed. Neither were the Italians frightened when they learned officially that Ethiopia had asked the United States to study means of persuading Italy to respect the Kellogg pact outlawing war. The emperor himself made the appeal to W. Perry George, charge d’affaires at Addis Ababa. ANDRE CITROEN, famous for I years as “the Henry Ford of France" because he built most of'that country's low cost motor cars, is dead. And probably he was happy to pass on. for his vast enterprises had collapsed and his once huge fortune was gone. THE federal government began a new fiscal year with Intentions of spending more money than in any previous year of peace. Mr. Roosevelt announced that he would spend $8,520.000,000, of which $4,582,000,000 will go for “recovery and relief." He expects the treasury .’to collect 18.991.000.000. No, It doe*n’6*<M up, The deficit for the new fiscal year will be 84,528,000,000, it la estimated. The fiscal year just passed came to an end wlth the public debt at a new peace-time peak of 828,665,000,000, still some shy of the 831,000,000,000 the President estimated a year ago. To finance the new budget, he had counted in part upon the 8500,000,000 extension of “nuisance" taxes just passed by congress, but not upon the tax-the-rich program which the New Dealers hope to jockey through some time In August Estimates have it that this will net another 8340,000,0001 The expenditure for the past year is only $7,258,000,000 instead of $8,571,000,000 forecast at the start of the year. The deficit was $3,472347,000 instead of tbe proposed 84,869.000.000. If the expenditures outlined in the 1936 budget reach the estimated total, the public debt on July 1 next year would stand at During tbe next year the President expects to spend $4,880,000,000 for relief and for the employment of 8300,000 idle workers. A general upswing in business would improve the revenue expected by the treasury., The President counted ea $3,711,000,000 coming in during the 1933 fiscal year. Receipts proved to be THE week’s peek in crime was reached when Detroit police found Howard Carter Dickinson, prominent New York attorney and nephew of Chief Justice Charles Evans Hughes, lying dead In a ditch beside a lonely Rouge park road with a bullet through his bead and another through his chest Dickinson, a law associate of Charles Evans Hughes, Jr, had been tn Detroit on business of the $40,000.000 estate of tbe late William H. Yawkey. Apparently, be bad driven to Rouge part while on a drinking party after business hours. Bis companions on the ride, who were William Schweitzer, Detroit underworld character, and three burlesque-show girls, aS ot whom he had picked up at bls hotel tn tbe motor city, fled the scene and were traced to Fort Wayne, Ind, wbe re they were ai tested. After several days of grilling by pence, the four confessed they bad plotted the murder to rob Dickinson. Bweltear ad ml tied firing the . shot*. Their loot was 8134. SO VIET Russia, through Rs ambassador in Tokyo, warned tbe Japanese government that Japanese Manchukuan boats must keep out of Soviet waters to tbe Far East, or tbe consequences will fall on the shoulders of the Japanese Manchukuan authorities. The ambassador bated a series qf alleged violations of Soviet territory, adding that "these violation* may bring serious consequences in the relations between the U. S. S. R. and Japan In tbe cause of peace te tbe Far East." Determined that what goes w arast stay up, Fred and Al Key, endurance fliers, broke the world’s time record for keeping a plane aloft, landing after 653 M hours in the air at Meridan, Mtos. They passed the unofficial endurance record of 647 te’iMo’VlKte’jSsS STrnS O’Brien at 8L Louis.

tremendous' TRIFLES 8B By ELMO SCOTT WATSON MILLION DOLLAR COW-PATH TN THE 1850’s, pr. Jared Bassett 1 owned a small farm in the heart of what is now Chicago’s famous “Loop.” He also had a favorite cow named “Bessie” for whom he built a barn. From it ran a path over which “Bessie" walked sedately out to graze Pong the road. When Doctor Bassett sold some of his property, the deed contained a provision for a 10-foot easement over which “Bessie” could make her way unhampered between the road and the cow barn. Years passed. Both the good doctor and “Bessie” were dead. Forgotten was the provision for the 10-foot easement In 1925 a corporation acquired the site of the Bassett farm for an office building. Then ... consternation! There was the will, and the provision for the path which gave the cow easy access to the green grass by the road. Under its terms the path could not be blocked. The matter was taken to the courts but the legality of the easement was upheld. So the corporation went ahead with the building, keeping Bessie’s path clear. They did, however, usurp her "air rights” (which she never knew she had, anyway.) Above the 18-foot level the building jutted out at right angles, covering the cow path and extending upward for twenty more stories. Set-back skyscrapers are common. but this is the only “set-out” building on record. Today in the structure at 100 West Monroe street, there is a portal that is never closed. For the ghost of Bessie may want to come back some day and go from the barn-that-was to the road that is now busy Monroe street. The will says that she shall have that right. If that passage, 18 feet high and 10 feet wide, could have been included in the building it would have meant at least 812,000 to owners of the property in yearly rentals. But, then, Chicago could not have had a “milliondollar cowpath I” widower to white house OF ALL the members of the cabinet of President Andrew, Jackson, the secretary of state, Martin Van Buren, had no wife. And largely because of that fact he became Jackson’s successor as President in 1837. He had married Hannah Hoes In 1807 but she died In 1819, True to her memory. Van Buren had never remarried. In January, 1829, Secretary of War John Eaton married Peggy O’Neal Timberlake. Immediately Vice President Calhoun’s wife elevated her nose. Sniff—sniff! Peggy O’Neal was a tavern keeper’s daughter. The scandal mongers were whispering that Peggy’s first husband had cut his throat because she was untrue to him. Accept "that woman” aa an equal? Never! Other Washington wives also elevated their noses. "Old Hickory” Jackson was furious. Mrs. Calhoun and the cabinet ladies must accept Peggy. But they wouldn’t and their husbands couldn’t make them. Calhoun wanted to be President But his wife continued to snub Peggy and Jackson continued to fight for her. Now Martin Van Buren had no wife to embarrass his ambitions. The widowersecretary of state called on Peggy ... Be danced with her. Be gave a dinner in her honor and "Old Hickory” was* mightily pleased. The row over Peggy went along and grew worse. Tbe upshot was that the whole cabinet including Van Buren, resigned 1 But In 1832 he became vice president when Jackson was re-elected, and President in 1837. Andrew Jackson had a hand in bringing that about • • • “SEE A PIN—" <«OEE a pin and pick It up; all the day, you’ll have good luck." So says one of the maxims of our forefathers. At first it didn’t seem like a lucky day for Jacques Laffitte. a young Frenchman who had come to Paris to get a job. Be bad a letter of introduction to the great Swiss banker, Perregeaux. and that won him an interview. but a very brief one Perregeaux told tbe young fellow very decisively that there was no place in hl* great institution for him at present and probably would not be very soon. Be had better try elsewhere. Curtly dismissed from the beautifully furnished office. Laffitte walked dejectedly out through the palatial courtyard. Suddenly he noticed a pin in the poth before him. Somewhat absent-mindedly, he stooped down, picked up this trifle and carefully stuck it in tbe lapel of his coat He didn’t know that Perregeaux was watching him from the window nor that the great banker, who waa a atickhw for economy and orderliness ia his employees, had noticed him pick up the pin. But that evening a note was brought to Laffitte’* lodgings. It was from Perregeaux. It said. "A place is made for you in my office that you may occupy tomorrow morning." Laffitte became «M st tea great financiers of France. A pin was the tremendous trifle that started him on his career. < ffMttra x*w* wr u****. Th* “TwrW*e“ A “turbine” to a rotary motor in which the shaft is rotated steadily in its bearings, not by means of cranks, as tn a reciprocating engine, but by a current of water, air, steam or any other fiuld flowing forcibly against the Bargain Bridae Parents of Turkish girls sell their daughters to the highest bidders <m the island of Cyprus. A bargain bride may be obtained for as little aa flBMk Others brine un to 8500.

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Washington.—lt is slightly more than three months since President

Roosevelt signed the congressional resolution appropriating five billion dollars for

Slow on Works Relief

use by the administration in public works and public relief. To date, according to the records, less than half a billion dollars has been allocated for expenditure on agreed projects and of this sum approximately three hundred million dollars was turned over to the Civilian Conservation corps, a going Institution. The slow motion of the administration tn getting its public works relief program underway is giving birth to an Immense amount of criticism. If one is to believe the undercurrent of discussion in Washington, it is giving more concern to the officials responsible for spending this vast sum of money in the recovery-reform effort of the New Deal. So many projects have been advanced and rejected in turn, so many new ideas have been brought forward and ballyhooed and so many false motions have been indulged in that Washington observers are rapidly reaching the conclusion that congress was correct when in debate, It was said the administration had no concrete plan for utilization of this vast fund. To review the developments since April 8, when the President signed the appropriating resolution, is to say that conditions have been one continual round of confusion. First, it will be recalled the President sought to meet the wishes of congress as expressed in debate by relieving Secretary Ickes, public works administrator, of much of the responsibility and authority he held. This was accomplished by the new setup that was reported to you heretofore. Now, it seems, the new setup has failed to function and the bulk of the management of expenditures has settled down into the lap of Harry Hopkins, the relief administrator. Mr. Ickes still has some authority. It apparently- is enough to irk Mr. Hopkins. These two men differ widely in their views. Mr. Hopkins long has been looked upon as a reliever by profession; Mr. Ickes has attempted. Insofar as he has been able, to employ practical methods In administration of his share of the funds. Laying aside the personal equation which Is best exemplified by the IckesHopkins differences it must be said frankly that next to nothing has been accomplished. President Roosevelt has stated and reiterated that the expenditure program is getting underway satisfactorily, but tbe discussion among observers seems to show an alarming lack of co-ordlfißtlon and of indecision. • • •

newest projects adhas just passed the stage of an executive order setting up a new agency. Is the so-called National

One of the vaneed, and it The Youth Program

Youth administration. This new alphabetical unit—the NYA—has received fifty million dollars to spend In helping boys and girls between the ages of sixteen and twenty-five. It Is supposed to be a means of preventing Idleness among the young people who are of th* age during which, unless they are occupied, Irresponsible tendencies develop. In announcing the new program, the President departed from his previously an ounced Intention of assisting only persons now on relief. Whether this departure means that he has tossed aside definitely tbe rale laid down last winter that the dole must go or whether this Is to be an Isolated exception to that rale. Is not Immediately determinable. It remains as a fact that the government’s assistance under the NYA will be available to needy young men who are not on tbe dole as well as to those who are on relief. Secretary Perkins, of the Labor department, said the plan had been worked out by her and her associates in the children’s bureau. She figured that would be eligible for assistance under the plan. Those to be helped will be selected by local volunteer committees, thus establishing in each community another agency subject to federal domination and federal guidance. Succinctly, the scope of tbe NYA as outlined by Mr. Roosevelt includes: Finding employment in private industry for unemployed youths. Training youths for Industrial, technical and professional employment. Providing for continued attendance of needy youths In high schools and colleges. Providing work relief on projects to meet the needs of youth. 111** Josephine Roche, an assistant secretary of the treasury, and Aubrey W. William*, assistant to Administrator Hopkins, have been given sole responsibility for management of the latest alphabetical agency. The selection of Mtas Hoche was said by the President to have been in recognition of her long service in the social field and her thorough understanding of problems of the growing generations. Notwithstanding ttm sincerity and the desiree of the President to initiate a program that will be helpful, one hears much doubt expressed that success will be attained. In tbe minds of many students of governmental affairs there are thoughts flitting back and forth Inquiring whether it is possible for a central group like the federal government to arrange satisfactory methods or occupations for a population so far flung as our own. It is further doubted that sufficient flexibility can be worked into any program to permit of any genuine good coming from the expenditure of even so vast a sum as fifty million dollars. Beyond that, I have heard it asked bow the administration expects to find employment for unemployed youths in Industry when tote figures show a larger list of unemployed adults than

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obtained at this time a year ago. High schools and colleges, of course, are available to provide the educational requirements forming one Idea in the general program. Those youths who desire to continue their education certainly are deserving of help and the NY A offers a means to that end. It is too early to forecast what the requirements will be or what sort of rules will be laid down respecting applicants for educational assistance. But even the administration’s most vigorous critics have omitted throwing any barbs at this feature of the NYA. • « • Almost simultaneously with the President’s announcement of the NYA

Non-Federal Projects

first group of non-federal projects un<ler the public works section of the five billion dollar fund. He gave his approval to 63 projects, the total cost of which was figured at approximately fwenty-one million dollars. Each of the loans made in this allocation of funds was based on a grant of 45 per cent of the cost of the particular project by the community where the work is to be done. The federal government loans the other 55 per cent. In this way the cost to the government in most instances is expected to be held within the limitation of $1,143 per man per year. Some weeks ago the President figured out that the cost of no project in which the federal government put money should exceed an amount greater than $1,143 for every man employed. This was designed to spread employment. But the rule thus far has been inoperative because not a single man has been put to work under any of these projects. In the meantime, numerous and sundry other proposals for expending parts of the federal money have either been thrown overboard or have been held in abeyance pending further consideration. This is true of a gigantic housing program worked out by Secretary Ickes. It was planned there to spend $230,000,000 and when It was announced a press statement was forthcoming from the Public Works administration that hundreds of men would be offered jobs within a month, so far had the plans advanced. Also, since April 8. nothing whatsoever has been done toward elimination of dangerous railroad grade crossings. I was told at the Interstate Commerce commission and again at the bureau of public roads that their plans were all ready to proceed with reduction of these highway traffic hazards and eliminate potential death traps where highways cross railroads. Something has blocked the effort in this direction, however, and as far as present information goes actual work on grade crossing elimination will not be started for the next several months. There was information to the effect that' the grade crossing elimination program was being held up because it had been found impossible to build an nnder pass or overhead bridge at railway crossings in most cases and hold the cost within the $1,143 per man per year. One official allowed the Information to leak out that he was seeking to find some way around the llmita-* tion so that grade crossing work could proceed. • • • While the administration is seeking to develop new projects to aid unem-

Pet Scheme Rune Amuck

I refer to the effort to transplant 200 Middle Western farm families to the Matanuska valley of Alaska. This colonization project was carried on with federal relief money and those families which were uprooted were taken to Alaska to find the end of the rainbow. According to activity around the Federal Relief administration here it Is made to appear that the end of the rainbow was, as usual, some distance further on. Certainly It was not in the Matanuska valley because a number of the families already have determined to quit and return to their home communities in the states. Members of congress who are acquainted with Alaskan conditions tell me that the Matanuska valley is probably the most fertile spot in continental United States. They hold to the conviction that almost any kind of food can be grown in the soil of that valley. But these men are under no illusions. They know the hardships that confront those settlers who were being planted there by the federal government in the hope of colonizing that area. Few of them, the house members assure me, can live there very long unless Uncle Sam is willing to spend millions in providing at least some of the modern conveniences of this day and age and supplying in addition means of transportation and communication. The word that comes, direct from Matanuska colony to the Relief administration shows, in my opinion, that the project was conceived and executed without any thought having been given to the practical problems to be met True, Uncle Sam sent modern gasoline tractors for use of the colonists and he shipped a small sawmill or two to carve lumber from the adjacent forests. But the question is asked, what good are these unless other needed equipment accompanies them? It is not different for example, than the Shipment of 70 horses that went forward to,the colonists —without wagons or harness. Consequently, practical members of the New Deal are not boasting about the success of the Alaskan colonization scheme. It is mentioned here at such length, however, because there is a growing wave of criticism against attempts to carry out plans of this type when such plans are being put through in a half-baked condition. CW»>tera Newspaper UdSob.

he made known that the way was clear for construction on what he said was the

ployment and relieve destitution, one of its pet schemes appears to be running amuck.